Officials have not yet commented on the circumstances and motives for the arrest of Joseph-Parfait Ngankam. This German, of Cameroonian origin, traveled Monday, February 18, 2019 to Douala International Airport to take a flight to Germany. Missed trip.
"Joseph-Parfait was stopped by the police when he had almost finished with the formalities of boarding. We went around a few authorities in Douala to find out why he was arrested. We did not receive a clear answer. Some people tell us that the name of Parfait is on the list of people who demonstrated on January 26 at the Embassy of Cameroon in Germany. I tell you straight away that this is wrong because Parfait is not involved in any protest movement, "cameroon-info-net, a close friend of Joseph-Parfait Ngankam, told us.
While waiting for the reactions of the German Embassy in Yaounde and the spokesman of the Cameroonian government, note for those who do not know him, that Joseph-Parfait Ngankam is an engineer, a graduate of the Technical University of Berlin. Before changing his nationality, he went to secondary school in Cameroon at the renowned New-Bell High School in Douala, among others.
Well in his 50s, Joseph-Parfait Ngankam founded his reputation in Europe, through his activities as player agent and organizer of football tournaments.
Source: cameroon-info.net